1. GOBIUS. 07 



darker dota ; a black spot on the posterior part of the spinous dorsn 1 ; 

 the soft dorsal with blackish spots ; the other fins immaculate. 



lines. 



Total length 23 



Length of the head 5 



Height of the body 3k 



Diameter of the eye 1 



Length of the caudal fin 3| 



Hab. ? 



a. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



bh. Canine teeth. 

 125. Gobius sphinx. 



Cuv. ^ Val. xii. p. 93 ; Bleek. Bunda, iii. p. 103. 

 D. 6 I ^. A. ^. L. lat. 53, 



The lower jaw is provided with a small canine tooth on each side. 

 Eighteen longitudinal series of scales between the second dorsal and 

 the anal fins. Head compressed, higher than broad. The height 

 of the body is contained four times and a fourth in the total length, 

 the length of the head four times and a half. The snout is obtuse, 

 somewhat longer than the diameter of the eye ; the interorbital 

 space is flat, scaleless, and its width is one-half the diameter of the 

 eye. Dorsal fins close together, lower than the body ; the distance 

 of the first dorsal from the eye is rather more than that of the snout 

 from the prajoperculum ; none of the pectoral rays silk-like ; the 

 ventral has the basal membrane moderately developed, and does not 

 extend on to the vent. Body with four or five brownish cross-bands ; 

 belly rose-coloured, with about twelve blue cross-streaks; head 

 with numerous blue, darker-edged spots ; the first dorsal clouded 

 with violet and dotted with blue, like the second and the caudal. 

 Ventral and anal fins rose-coloured, with black margin ; the former 

 entirely dotted with blue, the latter only posteriorly. Gill-membrane 

 with a brown cross-bar. 



Sea of New Guinea. East Indian Archipelago. 



a. Fine specimen. Ceram. From Madame Ida PfeifFer's Collection. 



b. Fine specimen. Borneo. Purchased of Mr. Frank. 



126. Gobius phalaena. 

 Cuv. ^- Val. xii. p. 92 ; Bleek. Bamla, i. p. 244. 

 D. 61-^. A.i L. lat. 52. 



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The lower jaw is provided with one or two small canines on each 

 side. Sixteen longitudinal series of scales between the second 

 dorsal and the anal fins. Head rather compressed, higher than 

 broad. The height of the body is contained four times and three- 



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